New Franzen novel set for September 2015 release

Fourth Estate will publish a new novel by Jonathan Franzen next year, titled Purity. The HarperCollins imprint confirmed it would publish simultaneously with US publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux, which plans to release Purity in September next year. Nicholas Pearson, publishing director at Fourth Estate, described the book as "something new and bold". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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